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Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute

Meta AI Startup Program Meta AI Startup Program

Accelerate your open source AI startup!

ACCELERATION PROGRAM

Language : English

Program overview

AI Startup Program is an accelerator powered by Meta, and dedicated to startups developing artificial intelligence solutions based on open-source foundation models. The program aims to enable projects to reduce time-to-market and build initial use cases.

Meta mobilizes its FAIR Paris researchers to help projects improve their AI models. Its partners HEC Paris, Hugging Face, Scaleway and Station F, provide cross-disciplinary support, enabling projects to solidify their business foundations while at the same time benefiting from a high profile and visibility on the market.

Meta AI Startup Program

Format: Hybrid
Duration: 6 months
Language(s): English
Next start(s):
Place(s): Paris
Registration date(s):

The Program

4-month acceleration program based at Station F

Goal: maximize the development of your AI solution

Price: No fees required / No equity taken

Call for Application: June 24th - August 16th

Onboarding: early October 2024

Why join the program ?

TECH SUPPORT

Our experts will help you understand the pros and cons of Open Source models, technical stacks and implementation processes while connecting you with reputable practitioners to solve your technical challenges.

BUSINESS SUPPORT

We'll help you identify promising customer segments and understand their needs to build your go-to-market strategy while identifying suitable sources of financing, and preparing the related communication tools.

AWARENESS

You'll benefit from our partners' support to enhance your brand image and prepare your communication campaigns, gain access to decision-makers and experts from our FAIR network and pitch your project at the Demo Day at Station F.

Partners

Meta AI Startup Program partners

HEC Paris - S Building - © Jean-Marc Biais

Facebook AI Research Paris (FAIR Paris)

Participants benefit from the expertise of FAIR Paris, set up to advance the field of artificial intelligence in France.

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Application eligibility criteria

What kind of companies are we looking for?

  • A product based on an open-source foundation AI model or a desire to migrate to an open-source model.
     
  • A clearly identified technical challenge to benefit from the value of the support
     
  • A technical advisor (CTO, data scientist, data engineer, etc.) able to get involved and commit throughout the programme.
     
  • Access to an existing dataset to train the model.
     
  • A business case identified and applicable to customers.
     
  • Regular attendance at Station F during the programme.
     
  • A French company.

Program Timeline

Program timeline of the AI Startup Acceleration Program by Meta

JOIN US NOW!


Reduce your time-to-market, build initial use cases and improve your AI models! 

Application call is open from June 24th to August 16th.
 

APPLY

HEC TEAM

Monika Esprit
Program Operator
Pierre Angot
Associate Director
Allison Steen
Program Manager

META TEAM

Victoire Mine
VC and Startup Lead France
Martin Signoux
Public Policy Manager

STATION F: a unique campus and community

Huge investor community, 150+ perks and offers, 35 public services, 600+ events and workshops per year - STATION F offers everything entrepreneurs need to launch and grow their businesses.

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